RNsRWe ASN, RN

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    Nurse Calling In Scripts to Pharmacy Illegally

    RNsRWe replied to nurse42long's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you're probably right on those counts. I haven't worked from the pharmacy end of things, so I don't know that it's any different. Still, my sense of justice makes me want to go in there with...
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    preceptors?

    RNsRWe replied to Lev's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If a new grad told me that she didn't go to nursing school to put people on and off bedpans--"don't the aides do that? I didn't think I'd have to do that"-- I'd be SO pleased.
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    preceptors?

    RNsRWe replied to Lev's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Scenario: Preceptor prepares to draw up a med, or maybe change a dressing with Newbie in tow. Newbie: "Wow, they didn't show us in school to do it like that, THANKS for showing me another way. I...
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    Nurse Calling In Scripts to Pharmacy Illegally

    RNsRWe replied to nurse42long's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't matter if they throw it away, burn them, whatever.....I'd bet they WOULD take it back, considering the person would be holding a bag that shows that a prescription was filled--AND picked...
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    Shocked by facial piercings at work

    RNsRWe replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Ah, ok, thank you. I've seen them....can't say I like them, but now I know they have a
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    Shocked by facial piercings at work

    RNsRWe replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Are you telling me Marilyn Monroe, screen icon who died in 1962, had a lip
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    Nurse Calling In Scripts to Pharmacy Illegally

    RNsRWe replied to nurse42long's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, maybe I'm off-base here, but am I the only one who would drive myself to the Wal-Mart Pharmacy, with unopened bag/bottle in hand, and ask that they take this back? Telling them that there was a...
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    Am I Only one who is irritated by doctors and medical shows?

    RNsRWe replied to Destiny'skid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Umm....a really small degree, from what I've seen. Having "a doctor on set" --receiving credit on screen--does little to "ensure medical accuracy" as anyone who's watched these shows can attest....
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    Am I Only one who is irritated by doctors and medical shows?

    RNsRWe replied to Destiny'skid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OOhhh, yes, I do admire those hunter green, cobalt blue, and even BLACK sheets on Grey's...rofl......yep, those stand up to hot water and bleach really well
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    Am I Only one who is irritated by doctors and medical shows?

    RNsRWe replied to Destiny'skid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's also because of these goofball medical shows that people tend to flip out if they see a bubble in the IV tubing creeping toward their arm...."AGGHH!!! I'm gonna FLATLINE if that champagne bubble...
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    Am I Only one who is irritated by doctors and medical shows?

    RNsRWe replied to Destiny'skid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And how about when the one doing the compressions is doing it on a bed that is bouncing like there's a giant spring in the patient's back?! There in the television ICU, of course there's no...
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    Planning to take an NCLEX in New York State

    RNsRWe replied to Rickvohns's topic in Nurse Registration

    Hi, and welcome. It's not an opinion you need, though, it's the facts: contact the NYS Board of Nursing and ask them....you don't want to take chances on being led astray. Good
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    Failed NCLEX RN 3 times, the max in my state

    RNsRWe replied to Psteph's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you've already maxed out on the number of allowable attempts, so there's no point in discussing how to take the NCLEX now. There's really nothing you can do with a BSN other than pair it with an...
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    New grad working in Endo outpatient center has some questions

    RNsRWe replied to knursing54's topic in Gastroenterology

    Sounds good. They need to have a minimum of two ACLS persons on hand, like I said....less than that is asking for trouble. Our accreditation requirements are pretty clear on that, actually, as...
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    Just being silly

    RNsRWe replied to Anggelica's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    (A) No (B)
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    soon to be new nurse-need more information on Cosmetic Surgery RN

    RNsRWe replied to Guest05152013's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone is saying this to you, but you don't understand why.....yet. Once you GET the experience that everyone is saying you must have, you will then understand the necessity. You've SEEN them in...
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    Patients who can do ADLs but want nurses to

    RNsRWe replied to destova's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No, not too "strong" a word, but not the right one either. Nope, not perverts, but people who for one reason or another feel that this attention is due them. Some think that being a hospital patient...
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    Patients who can do ADLs but want nurses to

    RNsRWe replied to destova's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ok, that's weird. Unless she thought that by having one she'd never have to get her butt out of bed?? I found, when working the med-surg floor, that the mere presentation of a 16F foley to most men...
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    Patients who can do ADLs but want nurses to

    RNsRWe replied to destova's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    LOL.....the twists and tricks we sometimes have to employ to wheedle good behavior!
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    Patients who can do ADLs but want nurses to

    RNsRWe replied to destova's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As an afterthought, I am reminded of one patient who whined that it was hard for her to "reach back there" because she was overweight. I asked her how she managed at home....and she said she did it,...
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    Patients who can do ADLs but want nurses to

    RNsRWe replied to destova's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When confronted with the patient who feels it is "the nurse's job" to wipe the patient's butt even though the patient is perfectly capable of doing so, I tend toward this response: "it is the nurse's...
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    New grad working in Endo outpatient center has some questions

    RNsRWe replied to knursing54's topic in Gastroenterology

    So......what
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    Unhygienic practices?

    RNsRWe replied to worriedabouthygiene's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I'll say it: this whole THREAD is
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    5 fields hiring the most 2012 bachelor's-degree grads?!

    RNsRWe replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    It may very well be true; in that case, it would really just demonstrate how horrible a job market it is for ANY new grad in ANY field. After all, "healthcare" is a pretty broad term; MD's and DO's...
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    Transitioning from MTF

    RNsRWe replied to rnnursingstudent's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP: I just wanted to pop in with a very strong suggestion: please PLEASE change your avatar! Your own photo, on a very non-private website such as this, can potentially bring you worry,...